Qatar- Abu Issa Holding honours employees

Abu Issa Holding, a family business based in Qatar, employs around 4000+ staff from 62+ different nationalities. The business is operating across the Middle East; Turkey, South Africa, and the United States.

Abu Issa Holding believes that employees are the most valuable asset which can significantly contribute to the success of the business. Hence the rationale of Talent Management which is to make sure to assess continually, screen, train and develop the employees to utilise their potentials to the utmost. Talent Management is an advocate of the 'Promote from within initiative.

The Talent Management Department was established nearly six years ago. The presence of the department is vital. With business growing, the need for proper human resources planning is essential. The drive of the department is to put the right person in the right place at the right time while having the right skills and attitude.

The department, when it first started, put focus on some key positions/ individuals. However, for the last three years, a more systematic process has been launched which aim at giving all staff the chance to be profiled and assessed.

Abu Issa Holding is one of the first organization in Qatar to establish the Talent Management Department compared with local and direct competitors. The company's Chairman believes that the market in Qatar is changing and will still face different dynamics and challenges especially in the run up to the hosting of 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

'Therefore whatever expensive investment is made now in the human capital will be surely harvested in the future and work on enhancing the caliber to meet the market's challenges regarding competition, economic, political, societal dynamics, he said.